Garment-protector



G. K. GUINZBURG. GARMENT PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED IuIY 11.1920.`

1,397,579. Patented Nov. 22, 1921.

UNITED STATES -PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE K. GUINZBURG, F NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSGNOB TO I. B. KLEINERT RUBBERCOMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.,

A OORPORATION 0F NEW YORK.

GARMENTJRTECTR. y

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented N0v.'22,1921.

Application filed. `l'uly 2, 1920. Seiial No. 393,526.

' a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city, county,and State of New York, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Garment-Protectors, of which thefollowing is aspecification.

This invention relates to a moisture proof garment usually worn byinfants as protective covering over the ordinary absorbent diaper, andthe object of this invention is to provide agarment of this character soarranged that it may be put on and taken off rapidly, and will at alltimes effectively prevent the egress of moisture and protect thechilds'outer garments properly. By means of its particular constructionand material, it provides a means for protecting the childs damp diaperfrom. contact with the floor, should the child be playing there, wherebypossibilities of the child contracting colds or sickness is prevented.

It is well known that the ordinary form of baby pants now in use doesnot effectively fulfil the functions that it is desired to perform.These forms of baby ants are generally constructed of a rubberized clothmaterial,vand in order to allow the garment to be put onthe child,suitable 'openings in the garment are provided, and these openings `areusually adapted to be closed by buttons and button holes or otherfastening means. In practice, it is found that moisture readily findsits way through these openings and also through the openings throughwhich the legs of the child protrude. These leg openings are generallyarranged to be contracted ,.,faboutithc childs legs by tapes or drawf"strings',but it is found that in order to pre- 40- veiitegrcss ofmoisture through these openings,.;itgis necessary to draw these stringsso tightlyabout the childs legs that discom- A fortis caused to thechild.

strengthen the garment; which will at all times prevent the egress ofmoisture and which will provide a, garment that will be worn withoutdiscomfort.

' With these objects, and other objects which may hereinafter appear, inview, I

have devised the particular arrangement of i parts hereinafter set forthand more particularly pointed out in the ,claims appended hereto.

Reference is to be had to the accompanylng drawing, forming a parthereof, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation partly in section of agarment protector made in accordance with my invention, and

Fig. 2 is a perspective View, artly in section, showing the manner in wich the garment is reinforced at the waist and leg openin s.

gfhroughout the various views of the drawings similar referencecharacters designate similar parts. l

In the preferred embodiment of my invention, as disclosed in theaccompanying drawing 1 indicates the body of the garment v which ispreferably made in various shapes,

and it is provided with leg lopenings 2 and the waist opening 3. Theseopenings are provided with means for contracting them to hold themsecurely about the wearer in the yform of eXpansible binding-strips 4.To.

allow expansion of the bodyof the garment without distorting the same, Iprovide shirring 5 at the openings 2 and 3. Thus when the garment is puton or taken off the wearer, the elasticity of the expansiblebinding-strips 4. and the shirring 9 allows a ready disten,

sion of these openings and when the garment is in place a perfect fit atthese points is provided so that egress of moisture at the points iseffectively prevented.

The binding 'strips 4 are preferably of rubber or elastic material andwhen in position they coveror inclose the shirred edge adjacent theopenings and thus form a continuous tubular inclosing-member or pocket.therefor. The elasticity of these strips 4 causes them to retain theirtubular formation which greatly reinforces the edges of the openings 2and 3 and reduces the possibility of tearing to a minimum-at thesepoints.

The reinforcing binding-strips 4 are reads4v ily secured in position asthey are secured to the edge of each ofthe .openings 2 and 3vby means ofthe stitches 6 which are the stitches loo los

that produce the shirrings 5 .in the garment. rlhe tubular reinforcingbindings 4f expand and contract with the shirrings and form roundedbearing and sealing surfaces which contact smoothly with the body of thewearer so that the garment can be worn with comfortand yet they act insuch a manner as to seal the joint between the garment and the body orleg of the wearer and ei'ectively prevent moisture from reaching outsideof the garment.

From the foregoing it is obvious that my invention is'not to berestricted to the exact embodiment shown but is broad enough to coverall structures coming within the scope of the annexed claims.

What. I claim is l. In a garment having an expansible lopening thecombination with the body of the garment composed of elastic waterproofmaterial surrounding said openin of a continuous elastic ywaterproofbinding which incloses the margin of said expansible opening andcontracts andv expands therewith.

2. In a garment having an expansible opening the combination with thebody of the garment composed of elastic waterproof material surroundingsaid opening and provided with a shirred margin around said opening of acontinuous elastic waterproof blnding which incloses said shirred marginand contracts and expands therewith.

3. Ina garment having an expansilole waist openlng thel combination withthe body of the garment composed of elastic waterproof materialsurrounding said waist opening and provided with a shirred mar.- glnaround said opening of a continuous elastic waterproof binding whichincloses said shirred margin and contracts and expands therewith.

4. In a garment havingan expansible leg momma l opening the combinationthe garment composed of elastic waterproof with the body of vided with ashirred margin around said opening of a continuous elastic waterproofbinding which incloses said shirred margin and contracts and expandstherewith.

5. In a garment having an eXpansible waist opening and expansible legopenings the combination with thefbody of the garment composed ofelastic waterproof material surrounding said several openings andprovided with shirred margins around said openings of continuous elasticwaterproof bindings which severally inclose said shirred margins andcontract and expand therewith.

6. In a garment having an expansible opening the combination with thebody of the garment composed of elastic water roof material surroundingsaid opening andp provided with a shirred margin around said opening ofa continuous elastic waterproof binding which incloses said shirredmargin and contracts and expands therewith, said binding forming arounded bearing and] sealingsurface for contact with the body of thewearer.

7. In a garment havin an expansiblel waist openin and expans'i le legopenings the combinatlon with the body of the garment composedof elasticwaterproof material surrounding said several openings and provided withshirred margins around said openings of continuous elastic waterproofbindings which severally inclose said shirredl margins and contract andexpand therewith, saidibindi s forming rounded bearing and sealing suraces for contact with the body of the wearer.

Signed at thel city, county7 and AState of.

New York this 30 of June, 1920.

GEORGE K. GUINZBURG. A'

